And Now The ‘Vintage’ Japanese Commercial For Pixar’s Lots-O-Huggin Bear By Russ Fischer/April 27, 2010 12:23 am EST Someone at Pixar is having a great time coming up with ad materials for Toy Story 3. Just a few hours ago we pointed out the ‘vintage’ commercial for Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear, which purports to be a 1983 commercial, recorded on videotape, for the real-world version of the new bear character in Toy Story 3....
Bruce Boxleitner Says ‘Tron 3’ Is ‘A Done Deal’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 29, 2011 4:15 pm EST At the D23 Expo last week, speculation ran rampant about what new films Disney would announce. Two years ago, D23 was where they officially announced Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and this year, we got the confirmation of two upcoming Pixar movies. One thing that wasn’t mentioned, at least by the Disney executives, was Tron 3, a sequel to Tron: Legacy....
By Angie Han/July 4, 2011 10:00 am EST Slumdog Millionaire and Skins star Dev Patel is the latest actor to join the cast of Aaron Sorkin’s HBO pilot More As This Story Develops. The story revolves around a cable news anchor named Will McCallister (Jeff Daniels) and his executive producer Mackenzie (Emily Mortimer) as they attempt to get their show back on track after a massive staff shake-up. Alison Pill, Sam Waterston, Olivia Munn, John Gallagher Jr....
Early Buzz: Kung Fu Panda 2 And Puss In Boots By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2011 10:00 am EST I recorded a video blog reaction to the presentation with Frosty from Collider. You can watch our short video blog embedded after the jump.
First Look And Details: Greg Mottola’s ‘Paul’ With Simon Pegg And Nick Frost By Russ Fischer/July 15, 2010 5:31 pm EST Greg Mottola’s follow-up to Adventureland is Paul, which sees a pair of British nerds (played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) on a road trip from Comic Con to Roswell, NM. Along the way they find a real alien named Paul, and adventures ensue. Comic Con only plays into the first bit of the film, but Mottola’s crew recreated the show floor to shoot those scenes....
Five Minutes Of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: Dave’s First Lesson By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2010 5:00 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has released a five minute sequence from Jon Turteltaub’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. The sequence happens early in the film when a young version of Jay Baruchel’s character happens to run into Balthazar’s (Nicolas Cage) office of magical artifacts. Watch the clip now, embedded after the jump. Official Synopsis: THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE WALT DISNEY PICTURES and JERRY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS Website and Mobile site: Disney....
Forbes’ List Of The Wealthiest Fictional Characters Includes Smaug, Lisbeth Salander, Tywin Lannister By Angie Han/April 26, 2012 12:00 pm EST Forget about Tyler Perry and that $130 million he raked in last year. Even the man behind Madea would have to toil for almost five centuries at that rate to equal the $62 billion personal fortune amassed by Smaug. The Middle-earth dragon dominates Forbes’ list of the 15 wealthiest charcters, followed by the likes of Carlisle Cullen, Lisbeth Salander, Tywin Lannister, and Robert Crawley....
By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2010 1:12 pm EST FOX FILMED ENTERTAINMENT AND DARREN ARONOFSKY ENTER INTO AN OVERALL DEAL The award-winning filmmaker will next direct THE WOLVERINE, starring Hugh Jackman Aronofsky’s debut picture under the pact will be THE WOLVERINE, starring Hugh Jackman. Written by Oscar®-winner Christopher McQuarrie, the film is scheduled to begin production in April next year. Added Emma Watts, president of production, Twentieth Century Fox: “We’re excited Darren is going to bring his unique vision to THE WOLVERINE and we take great satisfaction that Fox, irrespective of the size of his films, continues to provide a home for his extraordinary talent....
Gallery: NYILFF Ads Poke Fun At Movie Cliches By Angie Han/Aug. 8, 2011 2:00 pm EST When’s the last time you saw a horror movie where a girl jumps into a car and manages to make a clean getaway from the killer? Or a thriller in which the computer geek spends his time fixing printers instead of hacking into alien ships and CIA databases? A new ad campaign for the New York International Latino Film Festival gently pokes fun at these tropes and more through graphic, brightly colored infographic-ish posters....
Harry Potter Cast Visit The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Theme Park By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2010 1:45 pm EST Some of the cast of the Harry Potter films (Robbie Coltrane, Emma Watson, Matthew Lewis, and James and Oliver Phelps) were given the opportunity to visit the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal’s Orlando Resort a few weeks before the officially grand opening. After the jump you can watch a video of the stars exploring the new theme park....
Iron Man 2 Easter Egg Scene Revealed? By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2010 12:59 am EST Anyone who has seen Iron Man knows about the little easter egg “button” that was included at the conclusion of the credits, which featured Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury telling Tony Stark about a new group he is putting together. This scene was rumored in the weeks leading up to release, but most everyone wrote it off as wild fanboy rumors....
Movie Trailer: Middle Men By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2010 12:33 pm EST Luke Wilson, James Caan, Giovanni Ribisi and Gabriel Macht star in the film, which was written and directed by George Gallo, the writer of Midnight Run. Wilson plays a heavily fictionalized version of Malick, but the core story here is reportedly close to the actual spirit of the time. The film premiered at the Santa Barbara Film festival, where it was called “Boogie Nights meets Goodfellas,” and that identity really comes through in the trailer....
Movie Trailer: The Tillman Story By Russ Fischer/June 21, 2010 11:17 pm EST At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one of the most talked-about pictures was The Tillman Story. The film drew generally great reviews and was quickly the object of an acquisition bid by The Weinstein Company. Now there’s a trailer that paints Amir Bar-Lev’s documentary not just as a portrait of a huge, terrible lie, but as a thriller as taut as any fictional tale....
New ‘American Reunion’ Poster Calls Back To Old ‘American Pie’ Poster By Angie Han/Dec. 8, 2011 3:30 pm EST Since so much of the appeal of American Reunion lies in whatever lingering affection you have for 1999’s American Pie, it’s only natural that the marketing folks would try at every turn to remind you of how much you loved the first movie. That tactic is especially evident in the film’s just-released poster, which recreates the one from the original....
Page 2: Batman, Leonard Nimoy, Super 8, Jack The Giant Killer, Captain America, Jimmy Fallon, Toy Story, Goonies, Wizard Of Oz, Tree Of Life, Green Lantern, Zoolander, Karate Kid By Peter Sciretta/June 1, 2011 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Paramount Pictures has released a bunch of new images from Super 8, featuring mostly kids looking at something out of frame. ODH lists the top 10 Best Post-apocalyptic Movies....
Plot Description Revealed For Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 Epic ‘Pacific Rim’ By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2012 1:30 pm EST It’s common knowledge that Pacific Rim, Guillermo Del Toro’s sci-fi action epic, is about humans driving massive robots in order to fight massive monsters who are invading the Earth. We know Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy is in it along with Idris Elba from The Wire, Rinko Kikuchi from The Brothers Bloom and Charlie Day from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia....
Roman Polanski Set Free After Swiss Refuse To Extradite Him By David Chen/July 12, 2010 6:33 am EST Well, that was anti-climactic. Various news sources (including the NYTimes) are reporting that after being under house arrest in Switzerland for the past seven months, Roman Polanski is now free to go. The Swiss government has decided not to extradite him, a decision that came after the Washington refused to release confidential testimony given in January by LA attorney Roger Gunson, Polanski’s original prosecutor decades ago....
Steven Spielberg Has Selected His Next Film: War Horse By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2010 2:37 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The book was runner-up for the Whitbread in 1982. Here is the official plot synopsis from the 1982 novel: In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front....
This Time, It’s Official: Joel Edgerton Joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Bin Laden Movie By Angie Han/Jan. 5, 2012 4:30 pm EST Last spring, we began hearing reports that Animal Kingdom star Joel Edgerton had landed a role in Kathryn Bigelow’s still-untitled Osama bin Laden movie. However, a deal never really closed and as of last month it looked like scheduling issues had pulled him from the project altogether. Now it seems Edgerton is back in, and this time for good....
‘Avengers Assembled’ Six Movie, Ten-Disc Blu-Ray Set Now Confirmed By Germain Lussier/June 1, 2012 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’ll include: The site promises more will be revealed on July 15 but you can pre-order now for $153.30. There’s no release date but it’ll likely be before the holidays, maybe even day and date with The Avengers. I’m definitely going to purchase The Avengers but unless this set’s “exclusive memorabilia” is really stellar, I probably wouldn’t grab this....
